sleep - delay for a specified amount of time
SYNOPSIS
sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]...
sleep OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Pause for NUMBER seconds. SUFFIX may be `s' for seconds
(the default), `m' for minutes, `h' for hours or `d' for
days. Unlike most implementations that require NUMBER be
an integer, here NUMBER may be an arbitrary floating point
number.
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering and Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sleep is maintained as a Tex
info manual. If the info and sleep programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
info sleep
should give you access to the complete manual.
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